Many individual amino acids enter the epithelial cells that line the lumen of the digestive tract via what transport process?

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Amino acids are typically absorbed into epithelial cells of the digestive tract via sodium-linked secondary active transport, which uses the sodium gradient established by primary active transport to drive the uptake of amino acids against their concentration gradient.

Many Individual Amino Acids Enter the Epithelial Cells That Line